Dr. Andrea Buchholz, PhD, RD
Background
From the tender age of 12, I knew I was destined for a career in nutrition. After working as a clinical dietitian in neurotrauma rehabilitation, I pursued a PhD in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto, and two post-doctoral fellowships (Vanderbilt University Nashville TN, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison). In 2010, while on research leave, I was a visiting scholar at Purdue University in West Lafayette IN.
Research
I am a Registered Dietitian with a research interest in body composition and energy metabolism. I am the Director of the University of Guelph Body Composition and Metabolism Lab (www.uoguelph.ca/bodycomp), and which houses a BOD POD, a dual energy x-ray absorptiometer and an indirect calorimeter. [Please note the lab infrastructure is used for research purposes only; the lab is not open to the public].
Recent Publications
1. Buchholz AC, Martin Ginis KA, Bray SR, Craven BC, Hicks AL, Hayes KC, Latimer AE, McColl MA, Potter PJ, Smith K, Wolfe DL. Changes in traditional chronic disease risk factors over time and their relationship with leisure-time physical activity in people living with spinal cord injury. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2012;37(6):1077-1079.
2. Tereszkowski CM, Whiting S, Randall Simpson JA, Buchholz AC. Body mass, vitamin D and alcohol intake, lactose intolerance and television watching influence bone mineral density of young, healthy, Canadian women. J Am Coll Nutr 2012;31(1):24-31.
3. Streeter VM, Milhausen RR, Buchholz AC. Body image, body mass index and body composition in young adults. Can J Diet Pract Res 2012;73(2):78-83.
4. Chouinard LE, Randall Simpson JA, Buchholz AC. Predictors of bone mineral density in a convenience sample of young Caucasian adults living in southern Ontario. Appl Physiol Nutr Met 2012;37:706-714.
5. Skinner ML, Randall Simpson JA, Buchholz AC. Dietary and total calcium intakes are associated with lower percent body and truncal fat in young, healthy adults. J Am Coll Nutr 2011;30(6):484-490.
6. Matheson KM, Cutting JE, Mazurak VC, Robinson LE, Buchholz AC. n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids increase thermic effect of food in men with Metabolic Syndrome. Can J Diet Pract Res 2011;72:201-204.
6. Buchholz AC, Van Loan M, Whigham L, Lukaski H. Lifestyle modification to promote weight loss in the absence of energy restriction. J Nutr Metab 2011; doi:10.1155/2011/527290
Trainees
- PhD: Michelle Marcinow
- MSc: Anne Szeto, Caroline Fraser
- Undergraduate honours thesis: Holly-Anne Scott, Rachel Hicks
Teaching
- Fall 2012: NUTR*4040 (Clinical Nutrition II), NUTR*4900 (Special Topics in AHN, with a focus on body composition and energy metabolism)
- Winter 2013: NUTR*1010 (Nutrition and Society), NUTR*4120 (Applied Clinical Skills)